Stock oiler



Aug. 4, 1931.

H. N. VAUGHAN STOCK OILER Original Filed Feb. 8. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheer I l L I I o Aug. 4, 1931. H. N. vAuGHAN STOCK OILER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Original Filed Feb. .8, 1924 x e M W In vena,p HMVauyha/n Patented Aug. '4, 1931 Unirse NSTATES PATENT orricla.g

HARRY N. VAUGHAN, F VLLA PARK, ILLVIN'OIS` n s'rocx oILER Y Refled 'for abandonedapplication Serial No. 691,445, filed February 8, 1924. This application filed January v 17, 1930. Serial No. 421,563.

This invention relates to apparatus forv applying insecticide and the like to stock,

and has for its object the provision of a` novel device by means of which stock such as horses, cattle, sheep, 'hogs and the like may oil themselves by rubbingl against the device in the endeavor to allay itching or irritation caused by lice, or other vermin, mange or other diseases to which they may be subject.

It is well knowny that itis necessary to apply oil or some insecticideto live stock occasionally to eradicate vermin and to soothe irritation as otherwise the stock will not remain in healthy conditionf I am aware of the fact that this has been accomplished inasmuch as they require the services of one or more operators and are, furthermore,

wasteful of the material and consequently It is with these facts in view- 12 which are preferably cylindrical in shape 5 expensive.

v that I have designed the present device which is so constructed and mounted'that the animal will rub thereunder or against of their own accord to secure relief from itching or other irritation, the rubbing action causing oil or other insecticide to be automatically applied to the animals.

Another object is the provision of an apan oiler of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, easy to take care of, economical in its use of insecticide, positive in action, efficient and durable in service and a general improvement in the e art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated 50 in the accompanying drawings, in which:

threaded extensions 19.

Figure 1 is an elevation of my complete device,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the oiling cylinder, p

Figure 3 isa crosssection through the bar- Y rel orcylinder on the line 3-3 of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through one of the supporting members,

Figure 5 is a detailed elevation of one of the supporting members, -4 d0 Figure 6 is a detail section on the line 6 -6 of Figure 4, Figure 7 is a detail section through the spring adjusting member, f

vFigure 8 is a detail view ofthe clamp for holding the fabric.

Referring more particularly to the drawvse `ings the numeral 10 designates a pair of upright posts which are designed to be driven into the ground or otherwise anchored so? as to be rigid.` If necessary theppostsmay be guyed though I have not illustrated such as it is obvious. Secured upon the confronting lfaces of the posts'are elongated guides though they can of course be of any other desired cross sectional configuration. These guides are held to the :posts by means of lag screws 13 or the like. These guides yare formed with longitudinally extending slots 14 fora purpose to be described andv have theirends open.v The slots terminate short of the lower ends of the guides but extend clear to the top. l i i I also'provide any elongated cylindricalqv barrel 15 which is closed at its ends and is providedthroughout a portion of its area with perforations 16. At some convenient pointrthis barrel is provided witha fillingr opening normally closed by a plug or cap the: opening being for the purpose Yof permitting filling of the barrel with oil or insecticide. Extending axially of the barrel is a shaft 18 which has its endsv projecting therebeyond and @formed fwith reduced n Surrounding the Y barrel is a wrapping 20fof burlap or other permeable material held in place bysplit ring clamps 21er some equivalent means whichfllpfi Will permit ready removal and replacement of the Wrapping when such is desirable.

Located Within the guides are coil springs 22 which have their ends threaded on to plugs 23 which have their peripheries formed with spiral grooves 24 which act as treads Within which the -fconvolutions rof the springs engage. The upper plugs 23 carry hooks 25 thrcadedly engaged therein for adjusting purposes and held upon transverse bolts 2G which pass through the guides. The lower plugs 23 are equipped With hooks or eye bolts 27 Within Which are engaged the projecting` ends of the shaft 18 so that the 15 barrel or cylinder 15 Will be rotatably supported. The springs are of the compression type and normallyA force the barrel downwardly, the ends of the shaft engaging the lower ends of the slots 14. Within the cylinder or barrel is a weight 28 for the purpose of holding it normally in such position that the pertorations 16 will be uppermost and the liquid within the cylinder will not leak out.

In the use of the device it is ofcourse apypwrent that the kgui-des 12 must be secured upon the posts 10 at a height proper for 'the particular `stock to be treated. For instance, 1f the stock to use the vdevice should be horses, the guides would have to be located at quite a high point With respect to the ground, while fior cattle, sheep or hogs, the guides would have to be located nearer the ground. v

rdinarily the ysprings 12 hold the vbarrel a at its lowermost position and this position Should be such that ythe animal would have to squeeze under the device and consequently exert .upward pressure thereon when passing beneath it. By experiment I have discovered that an animal afflicted with mange or infected with vermin will naturally rub under the cylinder in the endeavor to secure relief from the irritation or itching.. As the animal `squeezes under the barrel the same will be rotated .and the impregnated covering will roll along and app-ly oil or Whatever insecticide is used to the back `of the animal.

.After the device has been in use for a sho-rt time, the animals Will realize the relief to .be ,obtained by rubbing under the cylinder and will therefore instinctively oil themselves at proper intervals so that they will be maintained in a healthy condition Withoui*J the necessity for employing any of the v ea'borate and costly `devices now used for this urpose.

W ile I have shown and described the preierred Vembodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that I reserve the ad iight to make such changes in the form, construction -and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit fof the invention oc' the scope of the claim.

lhat is claimed is 5 ,Apparatus of the lclass described including tubular guides for attachment to spaced supportng posts, each guide having a longitudinal slot extending thereinto from its upper end, a barrel for holding a treating liquid, there being apertures in the barrel, a Wrapping of absorbent material mounted on the rbarrel and closing the opening, split ring clamps embracing the barrel for detachably securing the absorbent material to the barrel, a. shaft extending axially through the barrel and having its end portions insertible downwardly into the slot in the guides, bearing members engaged by the ends of the shaft and insertible downwardly into the guides, springs attached at their lower ends to the bearing members, members connected to the upper ends of the springs, said members and the springs being insertible downwardly into the guides, 'and means for anchoring said mem-bers in the gui-des, thereby to -hold the spring under compression to resist movement of the shaft toward lthe open ends of the slot in the guides.

In testimony vthat I Yclaim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

HARRY N. VAUGHAN. 

